𓆝 𓆟 𓆞 𓆝 𓆟

The more I think about it, the more certain I am that this is a real damned if we do damned if we don’t situation. If we never get good roles and are never taken seriously, we have to contend with a media landscape we aren’t a part of and a general public that does not know or understand us. If we receive a meaty role, it’s immediately turned against us (again, by a general public that does not know or understand us) as proof that we’ve gotten something we don’t deserve, at the expense of a hypothetically more deserving cis actor. You say “given” a role, not “earned,” and it’s clear why.

Like, these are separate issues. The state of women characters written by cis men is largely abysmal. And I’ll tell you, that media landscape dramatically shaped (in a negative way) my self concept, how I allowed myself to be treated, and what I allowed myself to do when I was younger. Do you honestly think the way we’re treated gets better after transition? Saying it doesn’t make it so. Cherry-picking one role for one trans guy and holding it up like “see? Even fake men get better roles than women” just displays your ignorance of our lives and our limited presence in the media landscape.

If you think trans men are getting better acting roles than cis women you should get some fresh air or move out of Seattle.